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1. The month following August and preceding October.
4. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
10. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
13. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
14. Having a tail.
15. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
16. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
17. A large number or amount.
19. Russian country house.
21. Type genus of the Otariidae.
23. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
25. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
26. Type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales.
29. Molten rock in the earth's crust.
33. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
34. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
35. Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas.
36. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
40. Make less active or intense.
44. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
45. A genus of Phalaropidae.
48. Ask for or request earnestly.
54. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
55. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
58. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
59. A licensed medical practitioner.
60. A member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado river.
62. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
63. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
64. A port city in southwestern Iran.
65. A light touch or stroke.
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1. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
2. A genus of Mustelidae.
3. Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves.
4. (archaic) Strict and severe.
5. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
6. (British slang) An unpleasant smell.
7. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
8. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC).
9. A doctor's degree in religion.
10. The sixth month of the civil year.
11. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
12. Humble request for help.
18. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
20. Paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people).
22. Brought from wildness into a domesticated state.
24. A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels.
27. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
28. A person's brother or sister.
30. Offering fun and gaiety.
31. United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914).
32. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
37. (Old Testament) Wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
38. An associate degree in applied science.
39. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
41. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
42. 100 toea equal 1 kina.
43. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
46. Being nine more than ninety.
47. Type genus of the Phocidae.
49. A program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company.
50. The act of scanning.
51. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
52. Avatar of Vishnu.
53. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
56. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).
57. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
61. A Russian river.
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